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Tuesday, 4 March 2025

untitled - Henry Parland

I have drunk mineral water at Kämp
and applied Eau de Cologne at Gamla Passagen
and called
to say I’ll be back at 1:10.

Drowsily
my thoughts stumble
under the nearest shadow,
curl up
and moan slowly in their sleep.

Henry Parland (1908 – 1930) Finland (born in Russia)
Translated by Johannes Göransson
Source: Poetry Foundation

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